北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（B）2004.11注意事项一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。

二、仔细阅读题目的说明。

三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。

四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。

五、用铅笔这样划答案：[A] [B] [C][D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。

六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:(76) The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. “In Europe”, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant”. It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude (粗糙的) plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existingagricultural tools on their backs.(77) By 1860，most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form, the most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1850 Charles Newbolt of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would home none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869, James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.1. The word “here”(Para. 1, Line 6) refers to(B. America ).2. Which of the following statement is NOT true? (C. Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery. )3. The passage is mainly about(B. the invention of labor-saving machinery ).4. At the opening of the nineteenth-century, farmers in America(D. had very few tools ).5. It is implied but not stated in the passage that (A. there was a shortage of workers on American farms ). Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development. It is surprising but true. (78) How parents talk to their children makes a bigdifference in the children’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” (79) The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggestalternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.6. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods. )7. What does "it" in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?( A. Parents increasing children's languagedevelopment)8. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?( C. What animals do you like?)9. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was (A. the training that parents received ).10. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that (C. children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively ). Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a “weight problem”. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back to theAmerica of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didn’t watch television.Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on the average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts:The more the men ran, the more body fat they lost.The more they ran, the greateramount of food they ate.(80) Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.11. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that(C. they are too fat ).12. According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, (D. 150) people will have a “weight problem”.13. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a “weight problem”?( C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.)14. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s (A. ate more food and had more physical activities ).15. Modem scientific researches havereported to us that(A. fat people eat less food and are less active ).Part II Vocabulary and Structure （30%）Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences.For each sentence there are four ices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. (B, It being pretty late ), we decided to leave at once, as we didn't want to risk missing the bus.17. (A. What ) was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.18. Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, (B. is ) going to the party this weekend.19. Would you mind (B. his playing )the computer game in your room? 20. By next year he (D. will have worked ) in New York for five years.21. Henry is often seen (C. reading ) English aloud every morning in the classroom.22. Without heat and sunlight, plants on the earth (A. would not grow ) well.23. Only recently (C. has something been done )to deal with the environmental problems.24. The question (C. to be discussed ) at the meeting tomorrow is very important.25. Since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it (C. must have rained ) last night.26. The mother didn't know (A. who ) to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.27. I believe that every crime, (A. inspite of ) the circumstance, should be severely punished.28. The workers are busy (D. making ) models for the exhibition.29. Yesterday Mr. Smith gave a vivid(D. account )of his recent visit to China.30. The definition leaves (B. much room ) for disagreement.31. By the time you arrive this evening, (D. I will have been studying ) for two hours.32. I would have joined him in a picnic, but I (B. don't like )his company.33. Let's finish our homework in a few seconds; it's time we (A. played football ).34. (C. Busy as he was ) at Harvard, he began again to write his essay. 35. Pierre often makes himself (D. understood )by gesturing with hishands.36. The bridge was named (A. after ) the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.37. There was a large crowd in the square (B. protesting )against the war.38. We have (C. applied )to the government for a home improvement loan.39. Tom __________ the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought.40. The idea sounds very good but will it work in (A. practice )?41. He got a job so that he could be independent (C. of ) his parents. 42. We had to wait a long time to get our passports, (C. didn't we )?43. Do you feel like (B. having something to eat ) today?44. It's vital that enough money (B.be )collected to get the project started.45. We consider (B. it necessary that )the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.Part III Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D.Identify the one that is not correct.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.46. It is in his spare time (when 改成that)Robert teaches himself English and Japanese.47. People complain that the cost of setting up a company (are改成is)so great that only the rich can afford to run a company in that country.48. Between (you and I改成you and me), we have had an eye on him for some time, and he might be a runaway.49. At school Li Ming ran into many problems, such as choosing classes and (to handle改成handling)his time.50.( Comparing改成Compared)with the weather of last winter, it is much milder and more pleasant this winter.51. Advertising gives useful information about which products to buying改成to buy.52. In Hawaii, people are friendly and always warmly (welcomed改成welcome) visitors.53. Maradona will face apossible prison term if (finding改成found)guilty on the shooting charges.54.Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call, (neither 改成either).55. “I am looking forward to (receive改成receiving)your letter!”she said happily.Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Can authority be criticized? In56(A. much) of the word, authority is not 57(D. challenged)either out of respect or out of 58(C. fear). In such countries children are not expected to 59(A. question)their teachers in school and 60(B. brilliant)young scholars or61(C. original) industrial mean are hampered (受阻) in technical research because they don't feel free to 62(A. disagree)with their superiors. Clever researchers may be considered too 63(A. young) to have “any fight” to present 64(D. findings) that are different from knowledge and wisdom of men of old ages.65(D. However), the American is 66(B. trained) from childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks are 67(B. designed)toencourage the use of a 68(A. wide) range of materials. A composition topic like”Write a paper69(B. on) the world's supply of sugar”will send even 70(D. an adult)in search of completely unfamiliar ideas. 71(D. Even) in the primary grades, children are taught to 72(D. use)libraries, and to search for73(C. new)ideas of various sorts. 74(D. By)the time they are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are marking original and 75(B. valuable)contributions in all fields of science.Part V Translation (20%) Section ADirections: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. Youcan refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.76. The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of laborsaving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. (Passage 1) 19世纪的农业革命包括两件事情：节省劳动力的机器的发明和科学农业的发展。